AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative
AICHELIN Americas Appoints Wm. Wright & Associates as Regional Representative (Editors Note; Wm. Wright & Associates has represented AFC-Holcroft in their US Midwest territory for many years. What is new is that they will now also be representing some of the other companies under Aichelin’s banner including Nitrex, G-M and UPC-Marathon)….
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace
Tool Manufacturer Overhauls “ECM” FLEX Vacuum Furnace Longstanding ECM USA customer, Andis (Sturtevant, WI family-owned professional grade electric hair clipper/handheld grooming tools manufacturer), recently successfully finalized their FLEX vacuum furnace system PLC upgrade with a top-of-the-line processor and communication network. This 3-cell…
Used Furnace And Equipment Listings
“The Monty” has one of the largest listings for used heat treating equipment in North America. Below you will find our two most recent additions and also a categorized listing by furnace type. If you don’t find what you are looking for let us know and we will find it for you. Have equipment to sell? We are here to find you a buyer, just drop a line to [email protected]
New UK Representative for Vacuum Furnace Builder
New UK Representative for Vacuum Furnace Builder Vacuum furnace builder “BMI” is known as the largest vacuum furnace builder in France although the bulk of their systems are delivered to customers as far afield as Taiwan. Recently they have been very aggressive at moving into new markets such as North America. This press release tells us how…
Robert “Bob” Struebing 1957-2026
Robert “Bob” Struebing 1957-2026 (Editors Note; Bob is well remembered by many long time USA heat treaters. Bob started at Metal-Lab in Sturtevant in 1979 before it was bought by Lindbergh and then Bodycote. He started in the heat treat world back when we still did pack Carburizing and used retorts. Bob was instrumental in the…
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks with “Ben Gasbarre”, E.V.P. Sales & Marketing for “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems”
“The Monty Heat Treat News” Speaks with “Ben Gasbarre”, E.V.P. Sales & Marketing for “Gasbarre Thermal Processing Systems” Ben we did an interview together a few years back, an interview which can be found at “Ben Gasbarre, President Gasbarre Industrial Furnace Division” so I very much appreciate the chance to see…
Grace Manufacturing Selects Ipsen TITAN H2 Vacuum Furnace to Expand Medical Production Capacity
Grace Manufacturing Selects Ipsen TITAN H2 Vacuum Furnace to Expand Medical Production Capacity Cherry Valley, ILLINOIS (February 26, 2026) – Ipsen announces the sale of a TITAN H2 2-bar vacuum furnace to Grace Manufacturing, supporting the company’s continued growth in medical component manufacturing. Grace Manufacturing, located in…
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK!
Be Very Glad you are Not a Heat Treater in the UK! The insane energy policy in the UK has been having an effect on industry and certainly commercial heat treaters are also feeling the pain-this press release mentions yet another one closing their doors. From what we can tell this was a fairly “high end” shop offering press quenching, carburizing…
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom
Aerospace Heat Treating Continues to Boom While heat treating around the world tends to be in the doldrums these days-not great/not terrible Aerospace continues to be a bright spot as is witnessed by yet another furnace order for the aerospace industry; “A leading international aircraft motion-control manufacturer has once again selected…
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition
“The Monty Heat Treat News”-October/2025 Edition Good news for the entire heat treatment industry-the October/2025 Edition of “The Monty Heat Treat News” is now available! In this 93 page edition we cover the absolute latest (and in many cases exclusive) news stories and trends in the heat treatment industry including these stories;…
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions
AICHELIN Group Completes Acquisition of NITREX Divisions August 14th of this year it was announced that “AICHELIN Group” of Mödling / Austria would be acquiring the NTS & UPC business units from NITREX Inc., a portfolio company of Novacap ” Blockbuster Acquisition in the Global Heat Treat Furnace Industry”. This press release tells us that…
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK
Size of the Commercial Heat Treat Market, SECO/WARWICK For years now “The Monty Heat Treat News” has commented on the size of the global commercial heat-treating market-we have always pointed out that this is extremely difficult to calculate as every estimate seems to use different criteria as to what exactly constitutes heat treating. This…
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters?
What Is Going on at One of North America’s Largest Commercial Heat Treaters? For almost 30 years “The Monty Heat Treat News” has had an exclusive feature-a list of the “52 Largest North American Commercial Heat Treaters 2025” . A quick perusal of this list will show that in 17th position you will find a commercial heat treat group by…
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition
Midwest USA Commercial Heat Treat Acquisition Amidst a sea of announcements about closures in the North American commercial heat treat industry it is a joy to see an acquisition. “Metal-Tek, Inc.”, a small privately owned commercial heat treater in Fridley, Minnesota was acquired earlier this week by a local company by the name of “INCERTEC”; …
USA Manufacturer to Auction Off Heat Treat Furnaces
USA Manufacturer to Auction Off Heat Treat Furnaces October 22nd of this year Danfoss Engineered Solutions in Eden Prairie, MN, USA a manufacturer of hydraulic products and steering system components, will be having a major auction which will include what appears to be their entire heat treat department. It looks like everything is 1980’s vintage…